Gorllwyn is a subsidiary summit of
Drygarn Fawr, located on a remote
moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of Habitat (ecology), habitat found in upland (geology), upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetation on So ...
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...
of the
Cambrian Mountains
The Cambrian Mountains (, in a narrower sense: ''Elenydd'') are a series of mountain ranges in Wales.
The term ''Cambrian Mountains'' used to apply to most of the upland of Wales, and comes from the country's Latin name . Since the 1950s, it ...
. The summit is grassy and is surrounded by peat bog. There is a shelter cairn and a trig point.
To the west is
Drygarn Fawr, its large cairns making it a very distinctive feature in an otherwise featureless plateau. Drygarn Fawr is separated from Gorllwyn by the pass of Bwlch y Ddau Faen. To the east the plateau continues towards Y Gamriw.
[Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). ''The Mountains of England & Wales'' - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .] Radnor Forest
Radnor Forest () is a rock dome composed of Silurian shales, mudstones and limestone in the historic county of Radnorshire, Powys, Mid Wales. It is a forest in the medieval sense of the word (an area of land set aside for hunting). It lies within ...
lies further to the east.
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Drygarn Fawr and surrounding area
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Elenydd
Mountains and hills of Powys
Hewitts of Wales
Nuttalls